disaggregate

verb

dis·​ag·​gre·​gate (ˌ)dis-ˈa-gri-ˌgāt How to pronounce disaggregate (audio)
disaggregated; disaggregating; disaggregates

transitive verb

: to separate into component parts
disaggregate sandstone
disaggregate demographic data

intransitive verb

: to break up or apart
the molecules of a gel disaggregate to form a sol
disaggregation noun
disaggregative adjective

Examples of disaggregate in a Sentence

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Last year, Comcast launched a network virtualization initiative called Janus, making the organization one of the first operators in the world to virtualize and disaggregate the core of its transport network. Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 Second, by disaggregating the 30-year period into two 15-year timespans, a more dynamic picture emerges of how alignments have changed—one that favors Beijing. Yuen Foong Khong, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025 WalletHub set out to disaggregate the data and find the metro areas currently seeing the highest and lowest inflation rates. Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 13 May 2025 Some refer to this as a two-tiered architecture; others refer to it as disaggregated. Matt Kimball, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disaggregate

Word History

First Known Use

1811, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of disaggregate was in 1811

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“Disaggregate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disaggregate. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

Medical Definition

disaggregate

verb
dis·​ag·​gre·​gate (ˈ)dis-ˈag-ri-ˌgāt How to pronounce disaggregate (audio)
disaggregated; disaggregating

transitive verb

: to separate into component parts
disaggregate polyribosomes

intransitive verb

: to break up or apart
the molecules of a gel disaggregate to form a sol
disaggregation noun

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